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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what song does Marcus quote to introduce the chapter "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) "Love in Vain."
(b) "Rip It Up."
(c) "Me and the Devil Blues."
(d) "All Shook Up."

2. Who wrote "Papa Was a Rolling Stone?'
(a) Jimmy Hendrix.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Sly Stone.
(d) The Temptations.

3. What literary figure does Marcus allude to in "Sly Stone" when identifying how Sly speaks in the music?
(a) Golem.
(b) Frodo.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Ahab.

4. What image does The Band use that shows both division and unity?
(a) States.
(b) The Great Divide.
(c) Revolution.
(d) Rivers.

5. Whom did Bob Dylan claim was "America's greatest poet"?
(a) Sly Stone.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Smokey Robinson.
(d) Randy Newman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye, and that eye is in the middle of her forehead, you don't keep her in the living room"?

2. In the introduction to "Elvis," Marcus claims that Elvis epitomizes what?

3. Who wrote "Whispering Pines"?

4. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?

5. What did RCA first present Elvis as?

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